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Joran v d Sloot and the Plate Glass WindowWhile there is currently no evidence to suggest that Joran v d Sloot threw a boy through a plate glass window, as some news reports have claimed, a reliable source has confirmed an incident on January 23 of this year which may have led to the rumor.

Joran v d Sloot and the Plate Glass WindowWhile there is currently no evidence to suggest that Joran v d Sloot threw a boy through a plate glass window, as some news reports have claimed, a reliable source has confirmed an incident on January 23 of this year which may have led to the rumor.

Forgive me if this has been posted before, but did anyone hear Tim Miller (Equusearch) say that if the team located a body, they would keep it quiet so as not to inflame the press? I think he made this statement last night on Fox.

Fresh board. May I offer some outside news that may guide some discussion. As you can tell by my NIC I think there was too long a wait to get somebody out to find this young woman. My pet theory is a date rape drug experiment gone bad. To those that think this idea is too far out, I offer this link showing how some individual in the San Francisco bay area bought and had delivered 50,000 doses by of the top date rape drug by mail

Forgive me if this has been posted before, but did anyone hear Tim Miller (Equusearch) say that if the team located a body, they would keep it quiet so as not to inflame the press? I think he made this statement last night on Fox.

He said if he found something he didnt want their cameras all over it.

As far as "juice" is concerned, what are you implying? That the Holloways are some privileged class, with access that the rest of us don't have? Please be open about it, if that is what you are implying. And tell us why we should turn our backs on them for that. But the reality is that ANY voter can appeal to a congressman or senator, on a personal matter like this. That's what our elected representatives are for. To represent their constituents. Some may choose to call it a sinister conspiracy. Others just call it democracy. And, as far as "juice' is concerned, let's make it clear that the Holloways are NOT just the "average citizens." They have a missing daughter in a foreign land, where the headlines are of a Conspiracy Blown Out of Proportion.

Forgive me if this has been posted before, but did anyone hear Tim Miller (Equusearch) say that if the team located a body, they would keep it quiet so as not to inflame the press? I think he made this statement last night on Fox.

Yes, something to that affect. I believe it contain some like "unless we have a positive ID." I do think that this would be standard procedure for such a group. They are not about sensationalizing the situation at the expense of family members.

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"May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going and the insight to know when you've gone too far."

As far as "juice" is concerned, what are you implying? That the Holloways are some privileged class, with access that the rest of us don't have? Please be open about it, if that is what you are implying. And tell us why we should turn our backs on them for that. But the reality is that ANY voter can appeal to a congressman or senator, on a personal matter like this. That's what our elected representatives are for. To represent their constituents. Some may choose to call it a sinister conspiracy. Others just call it democracy. And, as far as "juice' is concerned, let's make it clear that the Holloways are NOT just the "average citizens." They have a missing daughter in a foreign land, where the headlines are of a Conspiracy Blown Out of Proportion.

Forgive me if this has been posted before, but did anyone hear Tim Miller (Equusearch) say that if the team located a body, they would keep it quiet so as not to inflame the press? I think he made this statement last night on Fox.

He said if he found something he didnt want their cameras all over it.

Thank you. There was also a report that some Dutch photographers had been throwing things in the water and yelling at the searchers.

As far as "juice" is concerned, what are you implying? That the Holloways are some privileged class, with access that the rest of us don't have? Please be open about it, if that is what you are implying. And tell us why we should turn our backs on them for that. But the reality is that ANY voter can appeal to a congressman or senator, on a personal matter like this. That's what our elected representatives are for. To represent their constituents. Some may choose to call it a sinister conspiracy. Others just call it democracy. And, as far as "juice' is concerned, let's make it clear that the Holloways are NOT just the "average citizens." They have a missing daughter in a foreign land, where the headlines are of a Conspiracy Blown Out of Proportion.

Professor;I answered you on the other thread, but then it closed.My last statement was along these lines.I did not mean to imply conspiracy. As to not make this an issue, I humbly retract my statement and any implications it caused.Thanks

Fresh board. May I offer some outside news that may guide some discussion. As you can tell by my NIC I think there was too long a wait to get somebody out to find this young woman. My pet theory is a date rape drug experiment gone bad. To those that think this idea is too far out, I offer this link showing how some individual in the San Francisco bay area bought and had delivered 50,000 doses by of the top date rape drug by mail

As far as "juice" is concerned, what are you implying? That the Holloways are some privileged class, with access that the rest of us don't have? Please be open about it, if that is what you are implying. And tell us why we should turn our backs on them for that. But the reality is that ANY voter can appeal to a congressman or senator, on a personal matter like this. That's what our elected representatives are for. To represent their constituents. Some may choose to call it a sinister conspiracy. Others just call it democracy. And, as far as "juice' is concerned, let's make it clear that the Holloways are NOT just the "average citizens." They have a missing daughter in a foreign land, where the headlines are of a Conspiracy Blown Out of Proportion.

I could not agree more with you. I don't know of a single politician in Congress that doesn't make their phone numbers and e-mail address available for constituants. Most even have store fronts and staff in their home districts to accomodate walk-ins.

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